The Challenge of Collaboration is to Do What We Do Not Want to Do

The Challenge of Collaboration is to Do What We Do Not Want to Do

I frequently speak with executives struggling with all this talk about collaboration. From grant funding that goes to community collaboration efforts, to new models in care delivery (i.e. the medical home or community corrections reentry funding)—everything is about collaborating with others. A recent comment I heard at a national conference of behavioral health care executives says it all: “Collaboration is when two consenting adults agree to do what they do not want to do.” </p . . .